My Learning of CPR

CPR Reflection

8/a) What was something you learned that you didn’t know or consider before?  

Something I didn’t consider before the CPR unit was all the steps taken before you preform CPR. I only saw CPR performed through movies and shows, and it showed an inaccurate procedure of what to do. The additional steps that I learned this unit was asking the person for consent before doing CPR, assessing hazards, and recovery position. Another thing I learned in this unit was that you may have to break someone’s ribs while performing CPR. That worries me but at least I know now.

8/b) What is a key takeaway from the Theory or Practical CPR unit? 

I felt that the key takeaway from the theory CPR unit was the four R’s, risk, recognize, react, resuscitate. Risk talked about the factors that would affect the given issues (stroke, heart attack, choking, etc.) such as smoking, high cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and lack of exercise. Recognize gave us abbreviations for the symptoms of the given issues like FAST, CAB-D, and the five P’s (puking, pale, pooped, puffing, and pain). Next, react teaches us how to treat someone who is suffering from the given issue, like checking the area for hazards, yelling for help, and making the suffering person as comfortable as possible. Finally, resuscitate taught us the steps to performing CPR, like chest compressions and ventilations, and how to use the AED. I believe that the four cover the main parts of CPR, and it guided me throughout this unit.

8/c) How does this unit connect to the nutrition unit learned previously?  

the CPR unit connected to our previous nutrition unit through health. Many of the issues mentioned in the CPR unit are caused by unhealthy behaviors/diets. The food we consume is important because it can affect our cholesterol and blood pressure. If we don’t monitor this, it can result in the high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and/or obesity. By following the healthy information taught from the previous unit, we can avoid or lower the chances of getting the mentioned health issues.

Core Competency Reflection

1. In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by asking questions whenever I am confused. I have no issue speaking up if I am unsure about something, and I have many people to go to such as my classmates, and my teacher.
2. I can describe how learning about CPR relates to my life because I know a few people in my life who are in risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Knowing how to perform CPR not only makes me feel better, but those around me who are in risk.
3. One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on what we are supposed to do is to ask each other questions. This made sure we all knew what to do. By having each other, we can progress much faster than doing it by ourselves.